Indictment of Retired Army General Turner Shocks Capitol
Washington reports former Army Provost Marshal Maj. Gen. Carl C. Turner was indicted by a federal grand jury in Richmond on 13 counts. Tax evasion charges allege he underreported income from 1965 to 1968. nine firearms related counts accuse unlawful solicitation and possession of government weapons. If convicted he faces years in prison and fines. Turner, 58, formerly led U.S. Marshals, could not comment.
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UPI
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Chicago
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Justice Department
Two youths charged in store burglary and church break-in
Break-in at Mowery Grocery on Cornell Street led to charges against Rudy Cantu 18 and Juan Cantu 19 tied to the theft of $45 and about 10 cartons of cigarettes. Elder Cantu linked to Jan 6 Arnett-Benson Baptist Church burglary. Juveniles apprehended and placed with authorities. Bonds set. some suspects later released or jailed.
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Juan
Boyce Mowery
LeCroy
Jack E. Bryant
Bates St
Clyde Galloway
Charles Timms
34Th St
Edwin L. Forrest
19Th St
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Nader aides challenge Nixon tax break in court
In Washington UPI two of Ralph Nader's activist lawyers predicted a tough fight but eventual victory to block Treasury from implementing the president's tax depreciation break for corporations. Judge Aubrey E. Robinson set January 21 for hearings on a preliminary injunction.
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UPI
Ralph Nader
Treasury
Nixon
U.S
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Thomas H. Stanton
Harvard Law School
Sam A. Simon
University of Texas Law School
Public Interest
Public Interest Research Group
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Robinson
Students Arrive For New Term In Hub City
Steady streams of out-of-town collegians converge on Lubbock as spring registration nears peak activity. Lubbock Christian Colleges surpassed 619 students by Tuesday with 650 expected. Texas Tech expects enrollment to match 18 750 last spring when registrations end. Tech classes start Monday at 7 30 a m while LCC classes begin Thursday at 8 a m.
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Hightower elected president pro tem of Texas Senate
Senator Jack Hightower of Vernon was unanimously elected president pro tem as the 62nd Legislature convened in Austin. The 44 year old lawyer chairs the administration and youth affairs committees, serves on the finance committee, and represents 21 counties including Archer and Baylor. He is a Navy veteran with degrees from Baylor and has held state public service roles. He is married to Colleen Ward and has three daughters.
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Palmer
Swisher
Wichita
Wilbarger
Memphis
Hall County
Navy
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
The
Baptist Standard
Colleen Ward
Tulsa
Ann
Amy
Alison
Tests For Deadly Inherited Disease Aid Family Counseling
Doctors from the National Genetics Foundation examined 95 members of a Midwest family with spinal cerebellar degeneration to map risk and offer genetic counseling. The study traced 150 Vandenberg descendants with 62 affected, forecasting lives disrupted by loss of motor control and speech by age 40.
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National Genetics Foundation
Sioux Falls
S.D
Scher
William B. Nyhan
San Diego
Calif
Colton
D.D
Kenneth
Vernon Swier
Nyhan
United States
Cerebellum
Roger Rosenberg
University of California
Lawrence Schut
Photographs Taken by Alma De Luce on Vietnam Trip
Alma De Luce captured a Vietnam visit with her husband AP correspondent Daniel De Luce in North and South Vietnam. The AP Wirephoto accompanies the report detailing the photographers and trip context.
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Daniel de Luce
North
South
Vietnam
Chotiner's Future Focus Faces Denial By White House
Nixon aides dismiss a New York Times report that Murray Chotiner will head a privately financed 1972 campaign group. Ziegler and Mitchell insist no campaign organization is planned and Chotiner remains a White House aide with no set departure date.
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White House
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Washington
Murray N. Chotiner
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
Chotiner
Ziegler
Mitchell
Ronald L. Ziegler
Times
Justice Department
Department of Justice
Murray Chotiner
House
Wholesale prices rise 2.3 percent. consumer inflation remains high
The 1970 wholesale price index rose 2.3 percent from December 1969, less than half the 1969 rise, while consumer prices climbed 5.6 percent year over year through November. AFL-CIO cites profiteering and policy limits, noting services and labor drive CPI higher than WPI. Farm prices fell 4.4 percent, yet grocery store prices rose 2.5 percent, widening the farm-to-store spread.
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UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Aflcio
Nixon
Afl-Cio
Hart Schools Hire Two New Teachers
Hart school board hires Grace Headlee of Perryton as first grade teacher and Lewis Jennings of Winters to teach music for grades one through six.
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Hart School Board
Grace Headlee
Perryton
Lewis Jennings
Winters
Panel drops charge against Rep Purcell ruling on frank
A House special committee investigating 1970 campaign expenditures voted unanimously to close the case against Rep. Graham Purcell D Texas for alleged frank abuse. The inquiry focused on Purcell campaign mail sent to a Wichita Falls station with no postage stamp but marked frank. Purcell staff testified the campaign paid postage as policy and the two mailings may have been isolated errors.
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Wichita Falls
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Congress
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Robert Schaefer
Purcell Campaign
Man Convicted In Speeding Appeal Over Beirut Bombing Sighting
Khalid Chafic Hamdan of 5416 50th St. was found guilty by an all male jury in County Court-at-Law No. 1 of speeding 80 mph in a 65 zone. He appealed from a Justice of the Peace. Hamdan faced a $15 fine and court costs after a 20 minute deliberation.
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50Th St
Hamdan
Justice of the Peace
Charles Smith
Edwin H. Boedeker
Danny Parrack
Lubbock
Pecos
Beirut
Lebanon
Parrack
Wolfforth
Joel Howard
Linkletter to Speak in Plainview on Youth Drug Issue
Television personality Art Linkletter will address the Plainview youth drug problem on March 12 at 7 30 p m in the Plainview High School auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Plainview Junior Service League, aims to raise funds to cover speaker expenses. Tickets and pricing will be announced by league president Mrs Judy Strickland.
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Art Linkletter
Linkletter
Plainview Junior Service League
Plainview High School
Diane
White House
Junior Service League
Judy Strickland
Judge Orders Youth Freed In Burglary Case
Odell Ward 17 was found innocent on an instructed verdict by Judge Pat S.S. Moore in 72nd District Court. The ruling cites insufficient evidence of Ward’s involvement in the Hemphill-Wells warehouse burglary at 617 27th St on Aug 9, 1970, following a noon alarm and chase near the building.
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Weber Drive
Pat S.S. Moore
Ward
Hemphill-Wells
27Th St
Theater Project Near Completion in Colorado City
Colorado City Playhouse nears completion after twenty months of planning and rebuilding. President Kent Womack says only major cost remains a $1250 expense for stage curtains. Volunteers handled most work since May 1968 with roof replacement as the only hired task.
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Colorado City
Colorado City Playhouse
Playhouse Association
Kent Womack
Womack
Playhouse
Association
Suspects Sought In Gas Shutoff At Lubbock Plant
Police sought suspects in a gas shutoff at Holly Avenue Power Plant southeast of Lubbock early Tuesday. A main gas valve three miles from the plant was cut off. Utilities officials said there was no disruption to city customers as other stations picked up the demand and full power was restored by 4 a.m. Authorities noted the act appeared to involve someone familiar with the equipment.
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Lubbock
H. F. Wall
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
N. B. McCullough
City Direcor of Utilities
McCullouch
Wordcraft ad promotes multimedia vocab building for children
A Chicago advertisement touts Wordcraft as a simple method to boost a child’s vocabulary using audio visual techniques. It claims 300 essential words and a 30 lesson program to help improve reading and comprehension, inviting readers to mail for more information.
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